Women bishops: Church is looking into the abyss, says Archbishop of Canterbury
UK: Women bishops: Church is looking into the abyss, says Archbishop of Canterbury
Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, warned today that the Church of England is looking "into the abyss", amid acrimony over plans to ordain women bishops
By John Bingham, Religious Affairs Editor, and Sam Marsden
The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/
July 6 2012
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The Archbishop of Canterbury issued a direct plea to clergy ahead of the Church's General Synod, which gathered in York today, not to vote down the plans during preliminary stages and allow an historic vote on the issue finally to go ahead next week.
Opening a series of meetings of bishops and clergy, Dr Williams said he "longs" to see women ordained as bishops and said its defeat at this stage would be "bad news" for the Church.
He told them that he hoped "with all my heart" that the long-awaited vote would finally go ahead bringing to an end 12 years of wrangles on the subject.
But he reiterated his belief that there could yet be "proper provision" for those in the Church would refuse to accept women bishops on theological grounds.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, warned today that the Church of England is looking "into the abyss", amid acrimony over plans to ordain women bishops
By John Bingham, Religious Affairs Editor, and Sam Marsden
The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/
July 6 2012
H
The Archbishop of Canterbury issued a direct plea to clergy ahead of the Church's General Synod, which gathered in York today, not to vote down the plans during preliminary stages and allow an historic vote on the issue finally to go ahead next week.Opening a series of meetings of bishops and clergy, Dr Williams said he "longs" to see women ordained as bishops and said its defeat at this stage would be "bad news" for the Church.
He told them that he hoped "with all my heart" that the long-awaited vote would finally go ahead bringing to an end 12 years of wrangles on the subject.
But he reiterated his belief that there could yet be "proper provision" for those in the Church would refuse to accept women bishops on theological grounds.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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